Jonas Hector

Jonas Hector

Hector in May 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990
Place of birth Saarbrücken, West Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2009 SV Auersmacher
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 SV Auersmacher 34 (9)
2010–2013 1. FC Köln II 63 (5)
2012– 1. FC Köln 120 (4)
National team‡
2014– Germany 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:37, 20 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:41, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Jonas Hector (born 27 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga and the Germany national football team.[2]

Club career

After beginning his youth career with SV Auersmacher in his home state of Saarland, Hector transferred to 1. FC Köln in 2010.[3] He was promoted to the first team by coach Holger Stanislawski for the 2012–13 season and was given a debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against SpVgg Unterhaching on 1 August 2012.[3][4] On 27 August, he made his league debut in a 2. Bundesliga match against FC Erzgebirge Aue.[3][2] He established himself as a starting player for Köln during the season, making 24 appearances in the league.[2]

In 2013–14, Hector started 33 of Köln's 34 matches as the FC won the second division championship, gaining promotion to the Bundesliga.[2] On 4 November 2013, he scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 defeat of 1. FC Union Berlin.[5]

The following season, he again played in all but one of FC Köln's league matches, making his Bundesliga debut against Hamburger SV on the first matchday.[3][2] On 4 October 2014, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–2 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt.[3][2] He was named Köln's Player of the Season for 2014–15 by the club's official website with 54.41% of the vote.[6] On 31 December 2015, Hector was also named FC Köln's "Winner of the Year" by Cologne newspaper Express, who named the defender the club's "Mr. Reliable".[7]

On 7 February 2016, Hector captained Köln for the first time in a 1–1 draw with Hamburger SV.[8]

International career

On 7 November 2014, Hector was called up to the Germany national football team for the first time ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Gibraltar and a friendly against Spain. Manager Joachim Löw said "We want to get to know Jonas Hector better; he's in good form for Cologne."[9] He made his debut in the 4–0 win over Gibraltar in Nuremberg on 14 November, replacing Erik Durm for the last 18 minutes.[10]

On 4 September 2015, he started a Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland at left back and assisted goals for Thomas Müller and Mario Götze thus further staking his claim to the left back position for Germany.[11]

On 29 March 2016, Hector scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–1 win over Italy in Munich.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Germanys' goal tally first.[13]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 March 2016 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Italy 3–0 4–1 Friendly match

References

  1. ↑ "Jonas Hector". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jonas Hector". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jonas Hector". Deutscher Fußball-Bund (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "SpVgg Unterhaching 1:2 1. FC Köln". kicker (in German). 1 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "1. FC Köln 4:0 1. FC Union Berlin". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Spieler des Monats". 1. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Der Gewinner und der Verlierer des Jahres 2015". Express (in German). 31 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hamburg setzt auf Debütant Drmic". Sport1 (in German). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Surprise pick Jonas Hector makes Germany squad". Deutsche Welle. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Germany ease aside Gibraltar". UEFA. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Müller steht wie so oft richtig, Götze hält Wort". kicker.de (in German). 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Germany 4-1 Italy". BBC. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "J.Hector". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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